Wire fence.



No. 674,804. Patented May 2|, l90l.

J., W. TRACEY.

WIRE FENCE.

{Application filed Jan. 18, 1 901.) (No Model.)

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WIRE FENCE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 674, dated May 21,1901- Application filed January 18, 1901. Serial No. 43,801. (No modeli)To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JO N WILLIAM TRAOEY, acitizen of the United States,and a resident of Gouverneur, in the county of St. Lawrence and State ofNew York, have made a certain new and usefulInvention in Wire Fences;and I declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionof the same, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itap pertains to make and use the invention, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to letters of reference marked thereon, whichform a part of this specification.

- The invention has relation to wire fencing; and it consists in thenovel construction and combination of parts, as hereinafterset forth.

The object of the invention is to provide a wire fence of strong anddurable character in which the stays and longitudinal wires are securelyconnected at their points of intersection.

In the accompanying drawings, illustrating the invention, Figure l is aside elevation of a portion of my fence. Fig. 2 is a cross-section ofthe same. Fig. 3 is a side view, on a larger scale, of a section of thefencing. Fig. 4. isasimilar view from the opposite side. Fig. 5 is across-section of a section of the fencing. Fig. 6 is a similar view fromthe opposite side. Fig. 7 is a perspective view of the joint between astay-wire and an intermediate fence-cable. Fig. 8 is a similar view ofthe joint between a stay-wire and the uppermost fence-cable.

In the drawings the letters a a designate the longitudinal fence-cables,the wire strands of which are doubled and closely twisted, as shown.

The vertical stays are indicated at b. Each stay is attached to the topand bottom cables by being passed through the twist between theconstituent strands of such cables, coiled around one of the strands ofeach such cable at b to one side of the stay-wire, then coiled aroundboth such strands of each cable to the opposite side of such stay-wireat b and finally wound around itself at 19 In attaching the stay-wire tothe intermediate twisted fence-wires after attachment to the top wirethe twist is opened at the proper place in the next fence-wire below thetop wire, and the stay-wire after being coiled around the two wires, asat e, to one side of the stay-wire is passed between the twistedstrands, and the wire then passing down around one of said strands,forming a small coilf, terminating between the coils e andf and partlylocated at the opposite side of the stay-wire, so as to form a securefastening which is not liable to displacement either vertically orlaterally from any ordinary cause. The stay-wires are attached to thesucceeding twisted fence-wires below in the same manner until the bottomtwisted Wire is reached, when the 'end of the stay-wire is securedthereto in the way hereinbefore described. This fastening consists of alarge coil e around both strands of fencewire and a small coil f,closely embracing one of said strands, the extension being embraced between the coils, which are formed in parallel. In this manner thestay-wire is gripped between its coils and between the strands formingthe twist, and being closely twined around one of said strands, as wellas around both of them, the fastening is very compact and secure andtakes up but a small amount of the stay-wire. This fastening is veryeasily made, it being a wire doubly looped in the same direction, noreversing being required.

It is obvious that a method of attaching the stay-Wire to the horizontalfence-cables the reverse of that described may be followed withoutdeparting from my invention.

Both coils e andf orb and 12 start and end upon the same side of thehorizontal fencecables or the members thereof and run in the samedirection, thus facilitating the connection of the stay-wires to thefence-cables.

Having described this invention, what I claim, and desire to secure byLetters Patent, 1s

1. The combination with a wire fence, having horizontal fence-cablesformed of doubletwisted wires, of the stay-wires having each at itsintersection with such cablesa plurality of complete turns or coilsrunning in the same direction, one of such coils embracing the cable asa whole, and progressing in one direction therealong, and the other suchcoil embracing one only of the members of such cable, and progressing inthe opposite direction therealong, and terminating between such coilsand between the members of the cable, substantially as specified.

2. The combination with a wire fence having horizontal fence-cablesformed of doubletwisted wires, of the stay-wires having each at itsintersection with intermediate such cables a plurality of complete turnsor coils running in the same direction, one of such coils embracing thecable as a whole, and progressing in one direction therealong and theother such coil embracing one only of the members of such cables andprogressing in the opposite direction therealong, and terminatingbetween such coils, and between the members of such cables, saidstay-wires having at their JOHN WILLIAM TRACEY.

Witnesses:

FRED B. FULLER, J. J. NIoHoLsoN.

